A politician touring Uganda remembers hearing from each agency how well it was doing.But when he got them together to ask who was choreographing their effort he met an embarrassed silence.

• 令一位在乌干达巡视的政治家记忆犹新的是：各机构都向他报告本部门进展如何之好，但当他召集各方、询问是由谁来安排大家的努力时，他们却面面相觑、无人应答。